Accident Boeing KB-50J Superfortress 49-0317,
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Date:Wednesday 13 August 1958
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic b50 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing KB-50J Superfortress
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 49-0317
MSN: 16093
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 10
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Saint Vith, Liège -   Belgium
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Wiesbaden AB
Destination airport:RAF Sculthorpe
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
This aircraft was orginially built as B-50D-115-BO, but later converted to a KB-50J aerial refuelling aircraft.

Crashed.

Sources:

Youngstown Vindicator 13 August 1958, p1
The Straits Times 15 August 1958, p1
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Dec-2017 15:43 TB Added
06-Mar-2019 07:39 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative]
06-Apr-2020 15:40 Tetrapack Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Source, Narrative]
15-Nov-2022 00:18 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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